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In Minnesota

Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican challenger Jeff Johnson outlined competing views of how state and local government should work. (MPR News)

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike McFadden is trying to reach out to Minnesota's East African community on the subject of Islamic militants recruiting Somali immigrants. (MPR News)

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar visited Senegal, Ethiopia and Tanzania to discuss food security and Somali refugees during an 11-day fact-finding trip. (Star Tribune)

Both McFadden and Sen. Al Franken spent part of the week raising money outside of the state. (Star Tribune)

The Minnesota Department of Transportation is hiring more rail inspectors in accordance with a new state law passed in response to the increasing amount of oil trains leaving North Dakota's oil fields and traveling through Minnesota. (AP via Pioneer Press)

State officials announced that 8,023 Minnesotans have registered to vote or have updated their registrations through a new online system. (MPR News)

National Politics

Bob McDonnell, the former governor of Virginia and his wife, Maureen, were convicted on federal bribery charges by a jury. (Washington Post)

Hackers breached security at the website of the government’s health insurance marketplace, HealthCare.gov, but did not steal any personal information on consumers, Obama administration officials said. (New York Times)

A federal appeals court struck down Wisconsin and Indiana's bans on same-sex marriage. (AP via Pioneer Press)

Lawmakers are laying the groundwork for congressional authorization of military action against Islamic State terrorists when Congress reconvenes for a short, pre-election session next week. (Roll Call)

The Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate is trying to withdraw from the race in order to strengthen the bid of an independent candidate who could unseat long-serving Republican Pat Roberts, a bid that would also threaten GOP efforts to capture the Senate. (Politico)